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Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by greglindahl on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:02AM (#12813482)
I don't understand why you would think they are the same. Cooking a whole bean vs cooking a powdered bean is different. Digesting a whole, chewed bean is different from digesting a powdered bean. And what happens at the end of your gut is different.

An example of a related principle is "need" vs "what's needed when it's needed". How much vitamin C do you "need"? Oh, wait, it affects iron absorption.

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Re:Soylent halts sales of its powder as customers keep getti... by dimino on Friday October 28, 2016 @06:08AM (#12814479)
You literally don't understand how someone could draw the conclusion that the same materials produce the same energy, regardless of form?

That concept utterly eludes you?

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